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Woman Fatally Stabbed at Home in Kiryat Haim; Partner Arrested

A woman in her 40s died on Friday, 23 October 2026, after being stabbed in her apartment in the Kiryat Haim neighborhood of Haifa. Emergency services received the initial call at 6:45 PM, and paramedics who arrived at the scene found the woman unconscious and in critical, life-threatening condition. Although medical personnel provided initial treatment, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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What happened

01A woman in her 40s died after being stabbed in her Kiryat Haim apartment on Friday, 23 October 2026.
02Police arrested the woman's partner, who is approximately 30 years old, at the scene on suspicion of murder.
03Magen David Adom paramedics received the call at 6:45 PM and treated the unconscious victim before she was pronounced dead.
04Officers from the Zvulun station responded to the report of violence and apprehended the suspect inside the apartment.
05The couple's child was taken into the care of social services following the incident.
06Since the beginning of 2026, 12 women have been killed by their partners in Israel, according to the Michal Sela Forum.

Police officers from the Zvulun station responded to the report of severe violence, searched the apartment, and arrested the woman's partner, who is approximately 30 years old, on suspicion of carrying out the attack. Investigators and a mobile forensic laboratory team processed the scene to collect evidence. The couple's child has been placed under the care of social services.

According to data from the Michal Sela Forum reported by Vesty, 12 women have been killed by their partners in Israel since the beginning of 2026. Additionally, three women have been killed by other family members, four men have been killed by relatives or former partners, and three children have been killed by relatives this year.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 8 newsrooms. Updated 20:42